as in janitor
a person who tends a door
the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages
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Recent Examples of doorkeeper
Democrats: Moed: First elected in 2012 after working as a doorkeeper and senior policy analyst at the Indiana Statehouse.
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Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Apr. 2026
Babs Osborne, huddled on the telephone in the doorkeeper’s cubicle, was attempting, yet again, to get through to Stanislaus.
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Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Since the library’s books all date from before 1755, a major job here is preservation, and the zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity.
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Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
His duties were basic: sacristan, director of altar boys, doorkeeper.
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Maya Bell,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
Who better to help usher us through this liminal time than an ancient doorkeeper?
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Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
The store has a limit of 81 customers at a time, an employee working as a doorkeeper said.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Nov. 2024
The team also took a closer look at Harwa, a mummified individual who lived around 3,000 years ago and was a granary’s doorkeeper.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Apr. 2026
Babs Osborne, huddled on the telephone in the doorkeeper’s cubicle, was attempting, yet again, to get through to Stanislaus.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Since the library’s books all date from before 1755, a major job here is preservation, and the zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity.
—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
His duties were basic: sacristan, director of altar boys, doorkeeper.
—
Maya Bell,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
Who better to help usher us through this liminal time than an ancient doorkeeper?
—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
The store has a limit of 81 customers at a time, an employee working as a doorkeeper said.
—
Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Nov. 2024
The team also took a closer look at Harwa, a mummified individual who lived around 3,000 years ago and was a granary’s doorkeeper.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorkeeper
Noun
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Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles.
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Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage.
Noun
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After the Civil War and through the mid-to-late-20th century, Black men were hired as sleeper car porters on the Pullman railroad line to carry luggage, shine shoes and service any other passenger needs.
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The vast majority of the staff, from servers and sommeliers to porters and guides, hail from the surrounding area and evangelize for the Eastern Tennessee way of life.
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“Doorkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeeper. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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